Synopsis:

A unique survey of the twentieth century's most influential acting methods, offering invaluable practical insights for actors and drama teachers.

Each of the ten famous techniques included in this handbook is described in detail by one of today's foremost practitioners. Each chapter outlines the development of the respective technique and offers practical guidance for actors wishing to explore it for themselves.

Arthur Bartow has been a professional actor, producer and director. As former Chair and Artistic Director of the Drama Department at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, he oversaw the teaching of all the processes surveyed in this book, techniques that have successfully developed leading stage, television and film actors.